Ray Cavender Remembers Bonnie Parker Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 22, 2009   Ray Cavender, now 80 years old, remembers the times when his path crossed that of the outlaws - Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Perhaps the most vivid recollection was when he [as a teen-ager] was hunting swamp rabbits in Ellis County. As he was walking down the road to his uncle's house, he saw a Ford parked with a young girl standing by it holding a "Tommy" - a Thompson submachine gun. "She sure was purty," Cavendar recalls. Clyde Barrow was asleep in the back seat. After Bonnie declined his offer of a rabbit, Ray went on his way. Another meeting was during a time he worked at his stepfather's gas station in Cedar Hill and once filled the gas tank for the two outlaws. The driver (Barrow) gave him a $20 bill and said "Enjoy yourself," as he drove away. Cavender and his wife, Georgia, live out on Ovilla road in Ellis County with a black dachhound and two cats named - what else - Bonnie and Clyde! [Information from a feature story, and used here with permission]   Copyright © 2001-2016, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:19:43 MDT